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New 2025 ST owner

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2025 Explorer ST
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Picked up my new 2025 last Friday after trading in an Ascent and an F-150. Didn't get the door access buttons I wanted, may have them installed. Trying to figure out why my keyfobs don't say ST on the back like I see on the fobs on Youtube.
 

23 Explorer ST

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2023 Ford Explorer ST
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Picked up my new 2025 last Friday after trading in an Ascent and an F-150. Didn't get the door access buttons I wanted, may have them installed. Trying to figure out why my keyfobs don't say ST on the back like I see on the fobs on Youtube.
Congratulations!! Ford doesn’t make the key fobs with the ST on them anymore.
 

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The '25 Fobs are not compatible with the '20-24 fobs either (frequency is different), so you can't pick up some used ones to program. Unsure if the early '25 fobs are available for purchase. With 2 fobs, you can program 2 more up to 4.

I do think the fobs are physically the same, so you could always pick up two '20-'24 fobs and just swap the internals over perhaps. WOuld need someone to try it.

Yes, i realize this isn't the point, and that Ford is getting cheap.
 

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Thread Starter #4
Guess I have the Build 2 car, manual column, standard fobs and no rear door stuff.
 

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Picked up my new 2025 last Friday after trading in an Ascent and an F-150. Didn't get the door access buttons I wanted, may have them installed. Trying to figure out why my keyfobs don't say ST on the back like I see on the fobs on Youtube.
For Job 3 the ST unique fob was deleted alongside the spare tire.
 



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